Apple Ritual

To find the star inside an apple

slice across exposing: Kore,

Star Maiden, descended to the heart

of Demeter, Her Earth Mother

(sacred union of heaven and earth.)

Gypsy couples in their Tantric love

would cut and eat an apple like that.

Which half is masculine?

Which half is feminine?

One half has both leaf and stem,

connected to the living tree.

Will you ask the stars

if this is fair?

© Tamara Rasmussen 2018